Tesla

Engineering Technician Interview Experience

December 22, 2013

Neutral ExperienceGot Offer

Process

The number of interviews wasn't as high as other people have had. I had two phone interviews, then was asked to come to HQ for a one-on-one. During the on-site interviews, there were maybe six interviews. All asked about what I knew regarding the posted job and how I felt I could help the team. They also reviewed my resume and asked about everything I had on it.

Questions

Asking me technician questions about the position, what I would do in certain situations.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 18 interview experiences for the Tesla Engineering Technician role in United States.

Success Rate

33%

Pass Rate

Tesla's interview process for their Engineering Technician roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive61%

Neutral22%

Negative17%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tesla's Engineering Technician interview process in United States.

Tesla Work Experiences

Good Team, Long Hours

Engineering Technician • Former Employee

Pros: Great coworkers and a collaborative team.

Cons: Long hours and hard to please.

Good Team, Long Hours

Engineering Technician • Former Employee

Pros: Great coworkers and a collaborative team.

Cons: Long hours and hard to please.

Great Benefits, No Balance

Engineering Technician • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

October 29, 2024

Pros: Benefits and stock option location

Cons: Work-life balance does not exist.

Great Benefits, No Balance

Engineering Technician • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

October 29, 2024

Pros: Benefits and stock option location

Cons: Work-life balance does not exist.

Culture of Working Long Hours with Opportunities to Learn

Engineering Technician • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

December 27, 2022

Pros: Great career experience in a fast-paced environment. People are always willing to share knowledge. The work is never stale; there's always work to be done.

Cons: There's always work to be done, so there is a culture of working long hours. You don't have to abide by it, of course, but there is that pressure.

Culture of Working Long Hours with Opportunities to Learn

Engineering Technician • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

December 27, 2022

Pros: Great career experience in a fast-paced environment. People are always willing to share knowledge. The work is never stale; there's always work to be done.

Cons: There's always work to be done, so there is a culture of working long hours. You don't have to abide by it, of course, but there is that pressure.

Good Team, Long Hours

Engineering Technician • Former Employee

Pros: Great coworkers and a collaborative team.

Cons: Long hours and hard to please.

3.0
Good Team, Long Hours
Engineering Technician • Former Employee
July 24, 2025
Pros: Great coworkers and a collaborative team.
Cons: Long hours and hard to please.

Great Benefits, No Balance

Engineering Technician • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

October 29, 2024

Pros: Benefits and stock option location

Cons: Work-life balance does not exist.

3.0
Great Benefits, No Balance
Engineering Technician • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
October 29, 2024
Pros: Benefits and stock option location
Cons: Work-life balance does not exist.

Culture of Working Long Hours with Opportunities to Learn

Engineering Technician • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

December 27, 2022

Pros: Great career experience in a fast-paced environment. People are always willing to share knowledge. The work is never stale; there's always work to be done.

Cons: There's always work to be done, so there is a culture of working long hours. You don't have to abide by it, of course, but there is that pressure.

4.0
Culture of Working Long Hours with Opportunities to Learn
Engineering Technician • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
December 27, 2022
Pros: Great career experience in a fast-paced environment. People are always willing to share knowledge. The work is never stale; there's always work to be done.
Cons: There's always work to be done, so there is a culture of working long hours. You don't have to abide by it, of course, but there is that pressure.

Tesla Interview Questions

Course Schedule

Determine if it is possible to finish all courses given prerequisite relationships between them. Essentially, detect if a cycle exists in the course dependencies.

GraphsRecursion

Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters

Find the length of the longest substring within a given string that contains no repeating characters. The substring must be contiguous.

StringsTwo PointersSliding Windows

Minimum Changes To Make Alternating Binary String

Determine the fewest modifications needed to transform a binary string into an alternating pattern (e.g., "0101" or "1010"). You can change '0' to '1' or '1' to '0'.

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